Description

A very spectacular route frozen to the bluff above Lake Superior. We saw a picture of this route in a guide, but it wasn't named. Top roped it by lowering in from the top 2/2012 and it was in good shape and in all the way to the water line with no shelf ice.

Location

Just east of Grand Portal Point. Like most climbs in the area you can't see it from above but from a prominent point to the east is can easily be surveyed.

GPS Coordinates: 46.550878,-86.457145

Protection

TR from trees above or (for the really brave) rap to the water and pull the rope and lead on screws.

Does anyone know the name of this route? I had seen a picture in Jon J's guide and I'm almost certain he labeled it as "unclimbable" with no other description. Any info would be appreciated to make the route description here correct.

Matt Abbotts and I think we have the first lead on 01-22-14. It was a hard and beautiful climb out in the middle of nowhere. The lake ice is in although difficult to walk on and the Chapel rd is plowed to within about 4 miles of Chapel beach. There is a small pullout off Chapel Rd. It's plowed because of logging so if you park there leave plenty of room for the logging trucks to get by.

Saying this is WI4 (the current consensus) is criminally sandbagging people. Was on it on Saturday, and it could have been WI6 if I'd picked the 100+' pillar a bit to my left. As it was I had chandeliers to deal with. That would be a first for me on a "WI4" route.